tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718529671466238062024-03-05T04:51:42.989-05:00ocasiocasa(oh-KAH-see-oh KAH-sah) -n. sculpted + digital works imagined and actualized in the house of creative duo jeff and dale ocasioocasiocasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01031935725568047922noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371852967146623806.post-1765750180095472672022-03-20T10:56:00.005-04:002022-04-21T11:11:45.927-04:00ocasiocasa is for the birds<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibltRjOg_KHWpMKew6ATALLnuzUE9RXDA8jiFrRUc6wWW92ujlMdUu3wegez1zHLZZts6cSxViHa6uzrWnNuYc01psvJfgDSfk6KhfHFzdIC50WyMSaKpRBiomSiWQENd9yVZxVHKu7a_qhSNg36LK8ITaTRwJjrCLLvshcZuXKg36Hc7RFEMWDngY/s1920/bluebirds%20slide%2017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibltRjOg_KHWpMKew6ATALLnuzUE9RXDA8jiFrRUc6wWW92ujlMdUu3wegez1zHLZZts6cSxViHa6uzrWnNuYc01psvJfgDSfk6KhfHFzdIC50WyMSaKpRBiomSiWQENd9yVZxVHKu7a_qhSNg36LK8ITaTRwJjrCLLvshcZuXKg36Hc7RFEMWDngY/w640-h360/bluebirds%20slide%2017.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">shop update: our latest happy bluebirds are currently for sale on our website for a limited time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /> The world of ocasiocasa is full of seemingly simple things in life, from the creepy crawlies on the ground to the hanging stars in the skies.<br />Included in this happy world are the birds. Here are some we've created over the years.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9am3qPRpybi0j31c6lJZwf4wrk3LXrl_gzygY-6WRlkrXiWPirYmTlzCGKl8s3Op3CLYX-ArsbQ1hoouklDN4BQEmzofDwXYZHLKQi2SpvR6RE6b41c29quzKLQcgZBPqeQpmZGaze5ijlrUlEF9ugTYWye-W62nLXOgddY_5BY1GViubz88L0cbS/s2400/bird%20story%202022%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="2400" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9am3qPRpybi0j31c6lJZwf4wrk3LXrl_gzygY-6WRlkrXiWPirYmTlzCGKl8s3Op3CLYX-ArsbQ1hoouklDN4BQEmzofDwXYZHLKQi2SpvR6RE6b41c29quzKLQcgZBPqeQpmZGaze5ijlrUlEF9ugTYWye-W62nLXOgddY_5BY1GViubz88L0cbS/w640-h540/bird%20story%202022%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />We see the long-legged ones on neighborhood lawns,<br />the majestic ones in nearby parks,<br />little ones building nests in our carport,<br />fluttering ones in our birdbath,<br />and shadows on our deck from the circling ones.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAGe_ksqE1l4MvRgPZFOWsU9B41tWh_S6E_2x3fylFCsSxoU3JDulwgX12__vfTrr3M-7IiEnmhr9XcAUoYAl2mDIzq9xjAgieHNKz3jI47oC024viUrAas17dTgWyGgxsm9wtmsdwRVnDeb1wuJhFiPdwb0DgBMu-VRgmtKbkUxabomeq8qP0yiN/s2400/bird%20story%202022%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1349" data-original-width="2400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAGe_ksqE1l4MvRgPZFOWsU9B41tWh_S6E_2x3fylFCsSxoU3JDulwgX12__vfTrr3M-7IiEnmhr9XcAUoYAl2mDIzq9xjAgieHNKz3jI47oC024viUrAas17dTgWyGgxsm9wtmsdwRVnDeb1wuJhFiPdwb0DgBMu-VRgmtKbkUxabomeq8qP0yiN/w640-h360/bird%20story%202022%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>We hear the warning cries when a predatory one lands on a branch,<br />and the cluck, cluck, clucking of our neighbor’s chickens.<div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITSYhgFSW9dUO_JBQs2vaQgcomicxFSdT-LXbSh2ziECViHTJWfCv6izATPsYt56jiESl6taiXGFs714OcsZqmoYHcrUyim1Rhq8SjX0aCEAkrXhBcJIHt3BtmRHM98bLEPTg-yRSk0N0n3rrHi7iQ_CIxzQfxN8nBSboUz8-9bloRYKBF5rQTNc1/s1920/bluebirds%20slide%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITSYhgFSW9dUO_JBQs2vaQgcomicxFSdT-LXbSh2ziECViHTJWfCv6izATPsYt56jiESl6taiXGFs714OcsZqmoYHcrUyim1Rhq8SjX0aCEAkrXhBcJIHt3BtmRHM98bLEPTg-yRSk0N0n3rrHi7iQ_CIxzQfxN8nBSboUz8-9bloRYKBF5rQTNc1/w640-h360/bluebirds%20slide%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Of course, of all things, we would make birds and always will; we have so much inspiration around us.</div><div><br /></div><span></span><div style="text-align: center;">__________________</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Here's a happy bunch we’re working on right now.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGq0hFCIGLxgbCLDUUVtwhyLwJ0HWcdh-GFdeZ-AVVigRVCL3jvpojg4Frshm1_tQObSfwSwWek4_HxaWsiV5AwfYbKWVM0hLqGiCjNER-D361DoHUSsSToeVF8EAUxmY5nLJeQso2FY_-opkOjU1hVOftnRzr1wj-VzfO7TQXxDdhrd3mQLCcbk0n/s1216/bird%20story%202022%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGq0hFCIGLxgbCLDUUVtwhyLwJ0HWcdh-GFdeZ-AVVigRVCL3jvpojg4Frshm1_tQObSfwSwWek4_HxaWsiV5AwfYbKWVM0hLqGiCjNER-D361DoHUSsSToeVF8EAUxmY5nLJeQso2FY_-opkOjU1hVOftnRzr1wj-VzfO7TQXxDdhrd3mQLCcbk0n/w568-h640/bird%20story%202022%203.jpg" width="568" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br />'Habanero' says hi. He'll be in our upcoming solo show at the Cape Coral Art Center this August. We'll keep you posted with more details.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoni3odOa4bwgfpyb6BVuRKfWmRNUNJ7pU00Cyw__4SWoldnxkDQ0EvEtXJrkdg7VfWlRLXfKqfFdXKZbrXWxZbndu8_WG1EJ5Z4NkKkuOAdfVH_GF9wythQoHMyCcBy3UVKATHECevHCv9g2kRdHYSvG6VwH4yrFIzlSEVX89VGRonZnI-laqz6n/s1920/bluebirds%20slide%2016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoni3odOa4bwgfpyb6BVuRKfWmRNUNJ7pU00Cyw__4SWoldnxkDQ0EvEtXJrkdg7VfWlRLXfKqfFdXKZbrXWxZbndu8_WG1EJ5Z4NkKkuOAdfVH_GF9wythQoHMyCcBy3UVKATHECevHCv9g2kRdHYSvG6VwH4yrFIzlSEVX89VGRonZnI-laqz6n/w640-h360/bluebirds%20slide%2016.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>ocasiocasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01031935725568047922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371852967146623806.post-81833543902751921292022-02-17T10:48:00.002-05:002022-04-21T11:10:31.130-04:00We've named our upcoming solo show...In August 2022 at the Cape Coral Art Center, we’ll be exhibiting <b>“Folks, Tails, Blooms, Creepy Crawlies, The Sun and The Moon.”</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwIEPB2SWy_r-DoYXXEtcW-rCdCajVmumnlApjauPi9f5NceMRMNCTvF3z3PDppRk6fLPgJ4lcisLgwOj8sYwxnZs6rmkw7L4e2kYT5n9sM18hiNEvn2S1QQ-xQoj2jf39ec4JY1QSaWFPUlLPDhp1lMWgFivI0T10ftUrd528gn0PiX0BVcRtH9o_/s3883/the%20whole%20wide%20imaginary%20world%20of%20ocasiocasa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3883" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwIEPB2SWy_r-DoYXXEtcW-rCdCajVmumnlApjauPi9f5NceMRMNCTvF3z3PDppRk6fLPgJ4lcisLgwOj8sYwxnZs6rmkw7L4e2kYT5n9sM18hiNEvn2S1QQ-xQoj2jf39ec4JY1QSaWFPUlLPDhp1lMWgFivI0T10ftUrd528gn0PiX0BVcRtH9o_/w494-h640/the%20whole%20wide%20imaginary%20world%20of%20ocasiocasa.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b><br /><br />We are imaging a show that encompasses the whole wide imaginary world of ocasiocasa, from up to the stars to deep in the oceans, and the simple things in life in between.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FjzXVmWxWM5L7yvFX0piMnp4fD4m2FM-PO5GxmUK8Huzm6pK7GX0wjKboMzJyUR4SW33vP8qgxVpO5e8bh_SioUWCesHxG-b6LdhyTE1v-QRVYr29XFRsJ7kdWUjl_PtM92q9nc4kyTisbG5xRUb1UchqKvRguDDdEk0gwtBm5iM8-ZgDVKonf65/s3000/ocasio%20-%20tinker%20&%20newcastle%20the%20snails%20-%207h%20x%203w%20x%208l%20inches%20each.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1997" data-original-width="3000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FjzXVmWxWM5L7yvFX0piMnp4fD4m2FM-PO5GxmUK8Huzm6pK7GX0wjKboMzJyUR4SW33vP8qgxVpO5e8bh_SioUWCesHxG-b6LdhyTE1v-QRVYr29XFRsJ7kdWUjl_PtM92q9nc4kyTisbG5xRUb1UchqKvRguDDdEk0gwtBm5iM8-ZgDVKonf65/w640-h426/ocasio%20-%20tinker%20&%20newcastle%20the%20snails%20-%207h%20x%203w%20x%208l%20inches%20each.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklMU-qrX2H_Ckd8IucvB5XQvlLBZkbVAsyGu9Nll_vjbJt9qynzSrvvUzcGfetdA4gV7K-Xo0-UyL1-UpY4OCpvvIScgclLcTUMtgHtMOPwjmuSRYBq5qa_4rWSWYQzNNBLHqD2AFh7LiZob6i46TmUdIjUfCx3lZas2PvwQpZCZiRElaiUpaeraP/s3000/ocasio%20-%20pooka%20the%20caterpillar%20%2010h%20x%205w%20x%2014l%20and%20betsy%20beetle%208h%20x%206w%20x%2010l%20inches.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2011" data-original-width="3000" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklMU-qrX2H_Ckd8IucvB5XQvlLBZkbVAsyGu9Nll_vjbJt9qynzSrvvUzcGfetdA4gV7K-Xo0-UyL1-UpY4OCpvvIScgclLcTUMtgHtMOPwjmuSRYBq5qa_4rWSWYQzNNBLHqD2AFh7LiZob6i46TmUdIjUfCx3lZas2PvwQpZCZiRElaiUpaeraP/w640-h430/ocasio%20-%20pooka%20the%20caterpillar%20%2010h%20x%205w%20x%2014l%20and%20betsy%20beetle%208h%20x%206w%20x%2010l%20inches.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>It’s exciting to us and plan to keep you updated with studio news as our collection comes together.</div>ocasiocasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01031935725568047922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371852967146623806.post-73817775975263199242021-05-01T13:24:00.002-04:002022-04-21T11:12:07.414-04:00a short story about our monster marshmallows... Jeff and I were recently talking about those weird little monsters. We made four and the last one we had sold at <a href="https://artfestfortmyers.com/">ArtFest Fort Myers</a> last month in February of 2021. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mRd-2nTA1OSCy0hVz1k2Hkhh-KvEbpUB0yTgHWQBxeinQcMPT31DA_snNUWDeGztvRYoLU2vsO_Ling-XzVN14NhMFohvop20AzD4UEPG03o1Fi3LVc28KDdFve-nJwJFHtz6vH3tL5hY90HZydk2nzv87lthzhX-JOvPvuegqtUyTQfixIh2tnD/s2000/2020%20Oct%20Window%20-%20monster%20marshmallows%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mRd-2nTA1OSCy0hVz1k2Hkhh-KvEbpUB0yTgHWQBxeinQcMPT31DA_snNUWDeGztvRYoLU2vsO_Ling-XzVN14NhMFohvop20AzD4UEPG03o1Fi3LVc28KDdFve-nJwJFHtz6vH3tL5hY90HZydk2nzv87lthzhX-JOvPvuegqtUyTQfixIh2tnD/w640-h640/2020%20Oct%20Window%20-%20monster%20marshmallows%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>It all started when we did a window display at the <a href="http://www.thefranklinshops.com/">Franklin Shops on First</a> in October 2019 of trick-or-treaters roasting scary marshmallows.<div><br /></div><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We plan on them being finished by the end of month and will put them up on our website, right here when they're done.</div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobnK_KtZ0cNQx6YGG867rdTFaqyEay79-eGGDENZvuvf30BFlxeDiM51lvCeic95tQYJkTXGzQDp_nQ3NBsTI8CUloV6dxwBmz2U3K-oj5fNK76zWZ9Aw5gvG6QAHjpzznYFO4kkZhGB20Ve9GxUxSZr2OhnCynOZoSzug2MZuJ7wG7bkcsc3eK94/s3556/2021%20-%20more%20monsters%20coming%20soon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3556" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobnK_KtZ0cNQx6YGG867rdTFaqyEay79-eGGDENZvuvf30BFlxeDiM51lvCeic95tQYJkTXGzQDp_nQ3NBsTI8CUloV6dxwBmz2U3K-oj5fNK76zWZ9Aw5gvG6QAHjpzznYFO4kkZhGB20Ve9GxUxSZr2OhnCynOZoSzug2MZuJ7wG7bkcsc3eK94/w360-h640/2021%20-%20more%20monsters%20coming%20soon.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Found 'em! Here we go...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>ocasiocasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01031935725568047922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371852967146623806.post-61003103025562924532020-12-10T13:18:00.001-05:002022-04-20T13:23:29.889-04:00new event happenings<p style="text-align: left;">A special <a href="https://www.facebook.com/artfestfortmyers/?__cft__[0]=AZVq0avtrxdBzQxaGB-VLgdogFjt4p32Z2wmWtwg6kzQn94b5WYtqhv-j2Yi5dqsEAmlo1icDOzIOvNdZxUIdYOwlz_rkaxGrjwWD4NGGy9MY6EsY-KA9X81KPOSpk6JR7z-o8lP5KhiEkqpeHZYXBoD44sn-Q4gSNMmbDWxg8x0up92k75ycj78iULVfImGx20&__tn__=kK-R">ArtFest Fort Myers</a> PopUp is happening outdoors at the new Pool Bar & Deck of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LuminaryHotel/?__cft__[0]=AZVq0avtrxdBzQxaGB-VLgdogFjt4p32Z2wmWtwg6kzQn94b5WYtqhv-j2Yi5dqsEAmlo1icDOzIOvNdZxUIdYOwlz_rkaxGrjwWD4NGGy9MY6EsY-KA9X81KPOSpk6JR7z-o8lP5KhiEkqpeHZYXBoD44sn-Q4gSNMmbDWxg8x0up92k75ycj78iULVfImGx20&__tn__=kK-R">Luminary Hotel & Co.</a> overlooking the river! We'll be joined by some amazing artists tonight and looking forward to this. if you can join us, tickets are limited, get yours here: <a href="https://artfestfortmyers.com/festival-store/">https://artfestfortmyers.com/festival-store/</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_Hc-2y9mHzxaVhEL1SNHepMS725D6N_hWCeNMYzt1O37x3hk1_q7R2qrYZ3nOSC2jRGEWT3VNVPbeFi59VJ7GHSU8UGyyPrH7S9RdZ0aSJ1ukvRjGEwm7tHMkposL9NW28YGLjeFdiVhMD4FRt9RIJ8XzjKmwstnem7sb2w2bz8inVsN_gafV5W8/s1080/dec%2010%20artfest%20popup.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_Hc-2y9mHzxaVhEL1SNHepMS725D6N_hWCeNMYzt1O37x3hk1_q7R2qrYZ3nOSC2jRGEWT3VNVPbeFi59VJ7GHSU8UGyyPrH7S9RdZ0aSJ1ukvRjGEwm7tHMkposL9NW28YGLjeFdiVhMD4FRt9RIJ8XzjKmwstnem7sb2w2bz8inVsN_gafV5W8/w640-h640/dec%2010%20artfest%20popup.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWgb6M7eAi6ISyBq4oNM_JB4XSENsy2c279GZh016wxdAoPaH8kZuxaCocHD2-iB5uAtCjYjfxF29LANDbl3kpt-D-j9j9Yzvh4Z7WLDT6KPKFdvWAoot4eo4g65oE0j0D4NmKTLM0i8Cfq0figO6EGw-r4mujZWjSOyCSFrfvkq1Y7PjZET-QfPZ/s1080/Dale&Jeff%20Ocasio.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWgb6M7eAi6ISyBq4oNM_JB4XSENsy2c279GZh016wxdAoPaH8kZuxaCocHD2-iB5uAtCjYjfxF29LANDbl3kpt-D-j9j9Yzvh4Z7WLDT6KPKFdvWAoot4eo4g65oE0j0D4NmKTLM0i8Cfq0figO6EGw-r4mujZWjSOyCSFrfvkq1Y7PjZET-QfPZ/w640-h640/Dale&Jeff%20Ocasio.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>ocasiocasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01031935725568047922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371852967146623806.post-87294876428807966242020-05-11T14:05:00.002-04:002023-03-09T14:08:41.482-05:00welcome to our studio video<p> <span style="color: #2f2e2e; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">may 11, 2020</span></p><p class="mm8Nw _1j-51 iWv3d _1FoOD _3M0Fe aujbK iWv3d public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-foo" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #2f2e2e; direction: ltr; font-family: lato-light, lato, sans-serif; font-size: var(--ricos-custom-p-font-size,unset); font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; min-height: var(--ricos-custom-p-min-height,unset); outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; display: block; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hello : -)
…just wanted to check-in and let you know that we’re doing fine and hope you are too.
While we’ve been staying home for the past many, many weeks, and our planned art events have been postponed, and storefronts & galleries where our art is residing, are temporarily closed, we’ve been staying busy.</span></p><div data-hook="rcv-block1" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #2f2e2e; font-family: lato-light, lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" type="paragraph"></div><p class="mm8Nw _1j-51 iWv3d _1FoOD _3M0Fe aujbK iWv3d public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-14c0p" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #2f2e2e; direction: ltr; font-family: lato-light, lato, sans-serif; font-size: var(--ricos-custom-p-font-size,unset); font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; min-height: var(--ricos-custom-p-min-height,unset); outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; display: block; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #262626; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Our friends at the Alliance for the Arts </span><a class="_3Bkfb _1lsz7" data-hook="linkViewer" href="https://www.artinlee.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; font-family: var(--ricos-custom-link-font-family,unset); font-size: var(--ricos-custom-link-font-size,unset); font-style: var(--ricos-custom-link-font-style,unset); font-weight: var(--ricos-custom-link-font-weight,unset); line-height: var(--ricos-custom-link-line-height,unset); margin: 0px; min-height: var(--ricos-custom-link-min-height,unset); outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">https://www.artinlee.org/</a> invited us to make a video to be included in their ‘Welcome to My Studio’ series presented by teaching artists.</span></p><div data-hook="rcv-block2" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #2f2e2e; font-family: lato-light, lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" type="paragraph"></div><p class="mm8Nw _1j-51 iWv3d _1FoOD _3M0Fe aujbK iWv3d public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-4h543" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #2f2e2e; direction: ltr; font-family: lato-light, lato, sans-serif; font-size: var(--ricos-custom-p-font-size,unset); font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; min-height: var(--ricos-custom-p-min-height,unset); outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; display: block; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In this video you get a short demonstration on how we make our little stick people that's attached to some of our art, a quick, accelerated, clip of Jeff applying ears and fixing teeth of one of our animals, and you'll see what was recently on our studio table of projects we're working on.</span></p><div data-hook="rcv-block3" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #2f2e2e; font-family: lato-light, lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" type="paragraph"></div><p class="mm8Nw _1j-51 iWv3d _1FoOD _3M0Fe aujbK iWv3d public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-asp7l" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #2f2e2e; direction: ltr; font-family: lato-light, lato, sans-serif; font-size: var(--ricos-custom-p-font-size,unset); font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; min-height: var(--ricos-custom-p-min-height,unset); outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; display: block; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">take care, be safe,
~jeff & dale</span><span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; display: block; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; display: block; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="491" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AMu9ATedrBM" width="591" youtube-src-id="AMu9ATedrBM"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; display: block; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; display: block; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: var(--ricos-custom-p-color,unset); font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">For much of this year, we worked on new pieces specifically for a special show that is currently installed at the </span><a href="http://www.artsforactgallery.com/" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Arts For ACT gallery</a><span style="color: var(--ricos-custom-p-color,unset); font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> in Fort Myers.</span></span><p></p><div data-hook="rcv-block4" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" type="paragraph"></div><div class="mm8Nw _1j-51 iWv3d _1FoOD _3M0Fe aujbK iWv3d public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-evbou" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--ricos-custom-p-color,unset); direction: ltr; font-family: var(--ricos-custom-p-font-family,unset); font-size: var(--ricos-custom-p-font-size,unset); font-stretch: inherit; font-style: var(--ricos-custom-p-font-style,unset); font-variant: inherit; font-weight: var(--ricos-custom-p-font-weight,unset); line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; min-height: var(--ricos-custom-p-min-height,unset); outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: var(--ricos-custom-p-text-decoration,unset); vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; display: block; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">'Water Ways – a tribute to life in the tides’ is a whimsical, naïve but loving view of living things in and around our banks and shores. Water connects us all. It is our intention to stir up, refresh, and make one think about this vital message.</span><span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; display: block; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; display: block; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Really happy and humbled to announce that we've been invited to be in a group show at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/curlytalefineart/">Curly Tale Fine Art Gallery</a> in Chicago - “Just Bee...Wonderfully Weird Wonders” for the month of May. It's going on now, and here's the envoy that are representing us:
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barnubus Bumble<br />
freestanding bee sculpture<br />
7 inches tall<br />
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freestanding sculpture<br />
11 inches tall<br />
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wall sculpture<br />
10 inches tall<br />
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wall sculpture<br />
9.5 inches tall<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mizz Bea<br />
freestanding bee sculpture<br />
6.5 inches tall<br />
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ocasiocasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01031935725568047922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371852967146623806.post-32394827773975211702019-05-06T19:23:00.001-04:002019-05-07T11:49:15.804-04:00A free download gift - ring o' toads...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As a 'thank you' for following along, we'd like to offer a desktop wallpaper illustration to download. Our illustration, “ring o’ toads,” has never before been published till now. It features one of our sculptures, “Albert the Frog Prince’.<br />
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<br />ocasiocasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01031935725568047922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371852967146623806.post-18501032998943074582019-01-17T18:47:00.000-05:002019-05-07T08:24:41.315-04:00UNDERCURRENT: Florida Artists & WaterWe are really honored to have recently been invited to be in a group exhibit at the <strong>FGCU Library, Archives & Special Collections</strong>. Several pieces from our 'FinFolk' collection will be included in a wonderful show about all things that matter to Florida water.<br />
The opening reception, open to all, takes place on<br />
<strong>Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 </strong>from 5:30 - 7:30.<br />
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Here's a bit of info from their press release:<br />
"Southwest Florida has a unique environmental ecosystem consisting of preserves, sanctuaries, swamps, estuaries, and coastlines. Most notably, the Everglades National Park and Gulf of Mexico reside in Southwest Florida’s backyard. Water is the life blood of the region, allowing a spectacular array of flora and fauna to flourish here. UNDERCURRENT: Florida Artists & Water, features local artists and their reflections on the waters of Southwest Florida. The variety of mediums, textures and materials present in the exhibition mirror the eclectic nature of Florida’s wildlife, as well as its human inhabitants.<br />
The artists’ works in UNDERCURRENT highlight the deep connection between the people of Southwest Florida and the local water ecosystem, an ecosystem that faces an uncertain future. The region is enduring a historically unprecedented ecological disaster in the form of a blue-green algae and red tide bloom spreading through our inland canals and coastal waters. High concentrations of red tide (Karenia brevis) are toxic to fish, marine mammals, and birds. The recurring fresh water discharges from Lake Okeechobee create a deadly environment for our marine life, fueling the blooms and threatening the delicate water ecosystems of the region. The FGCU Library humbly thanks the contributing artists for helping to bring awareness to the Southwest Florida water ecosystem and the current environmental threats in the region.<br />
Featured artists include Charles Brown, Mary Sullivan Voytek, Amber Frank, Jeff and Dale Ocasio, Andrew Owen, and Ran Adler."<br />
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Here are a few of the pieces included in the exhibit---<br />
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UNDERCURRENT: Florida Artists & Water<br />
Opening Reception: January 24th, 5:30pm – 7:30pm<br />
Show runs January 14, 2019 – April 26, 2019<br />
FGCU Library Archives, 3rd Floor, Room 322 10501 FGCU Blvd South, Fort Myers, FL 33965ocasiocasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01031935725568047922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371852967146623806.post-6437239191528618342018-08-15T08:23:00.000-04:002019-05-07T08:24:23.056-04:00August Art Exhibit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Currently residing at the Franklin Shops on First is our
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We are happy to announce that two of our pieces have been accepted into two different juried art shows recently.</span><br />
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Our wall sculpture, <b>The Positively Negative Day</b>, incorporates
familiar elements in our artwork: the skeleton and the flower ---a simple characterization of new
forms of life springing forth from death. We are so proud that it is being
included in the <a href="http://www.floridacraftart.org/exhibitions/dia-de-los-muertos/" target="_blank">Dia de los Muertos : A Celebration of Life</a> show at the <a href="http://www.floridacraftart.org/" target="_blank">FloridaCraftArt Gallery </a>in St Petersburg, FL. From
their website – “Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de Muertos) focuses on
gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family
members who have died, and help support their spiritual journey, the show is
about celebration of the lives of those passed.” The show’s opening reception
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ocasiocasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01031935725568047922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371852967146623806.post-40603159181249191362018-01-30T14:32:00.000-05:002018-01-30T14:32:00.945-05:00Animal Life<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Exhibits: January 12 - February 3<br />
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Jeff and I installed a special art exhibit in downtown Ft
Myers, in the front window of the Franklin Shops on First. The name of the
exhibit is “The Children’s Tree Reverie” and features a seven-foot tree that is
the culmination of a children’s community art project that we directed, during
the 2017 ArtFest Fort Myers festival. Children
that attended the festival were taught how to make leaves for the tree from
wire and masking tape. “The Children’s Tree Reverie” is a how we like to imagine the weekend we spent
getting kids involved with art and growing a tree, in our slightly off-kiltered
way we have of imagining things. And, it’s October, so it includes some masks :
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<br />ocasiocasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01031935725568047922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371852967146623806.post-35038521761607324152017-07-11T08:35:00.001-04:002018-02-17T07:40:27.522-05:00Fin Folk - a new collection of sculpted and digital artHere is a sneak peek of our newest collection of art that is currently debuting in a solo show at the DAAS CO-OP Art Gallery in Fort Myers, Florida. "Fin Folk" presents a daydream-like portrayal of life forms beneath the waves.<br />
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We'll be posting an online portfolio of the entire show soon. In the meantime, there are more images posted on our Instagram site - <a href="http://www.instagram.com/ocasiocasa">www.instagram.com/ocasiocasa</a>ocasiocasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01031935725568047922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371852967146623806.post-31339891558600114552017-04-10T15:22:00.004-04:002018-02-17T07:41:12.459-05:00bloomin' art!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Earlier this month we directed a children’s community art
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During the two day festival, we taught children how to sculpt leaves with masking tape, which they colored with markers and signed their names.<br />
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We were incredibly honored that the children then gave their hand made pieces of art to add to the tree.<br />
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All weekend long the tree grew it’s leaves for all to see.<br />
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We now have the tree back at our studio, where we will
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a new collection of sculpted art with an imaginative storybook spirit<br />
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Happy to announce that Ocasiocasa will be occupying the 'white room' at Arts for ACT for the month of February! We've been been working hard to finish up all the pieces for this show, most of which have never been seen before. We are so excited.<br />
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ocasiocasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01031935725568047922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371852967146623806.post-61525678642458074062015-07-09T10:53:00.001-04:002015-07-09T10:53:39.159-04:00a leaf lesson...<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/atuv3RcPhsI?rel=0" width="640"></iframe><br />
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A quick view on sculpting a leaf with bits of recycled wire and masking tape. We're teaching a class Saturday, July 11th at the Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers FL.ocasiocasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01031935725568047922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371852967146623806.post-9303453140608152112015-04-21T08:27:00.000-04:002015-04-21T08:27:29.857-04:00sculpting a storybook...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For a very long time, I've been imagining illustrating a
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With no particular story in mind, it remained a dream.<br />
We've never been closer to that idea coming to realization, however, than right now.<br />
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A short while ago, Jeff and I began tossing a made-up tale
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Sculpting the characters began almost immediately. They are
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When it came time to paint, I wanted to try something different, and put some mulberry paper, that I had been saving, to use.<br />
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I printed images of trees and plants that I photographed and
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The buildings, for part of the scenery, have also been made.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;">Mel Meo, a long-time, beloved Pine Island artist, recently re-opened her studio, that is full of beautifully colorful, out-of-the-ordinary, surreal art and kitchy stuff ---her own, plus others that she has asked to join her in helping to create a really unique art space.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;">We were asked, and jumped; couldn't help it.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;">If you are ever in St James City, do yourself a favor and seek out and visit this very precious spot.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;">Mel Meo Studio</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;">5509 Pine Island Rd, Saint James City, Florida 33917</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;">(239) 283-0236</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;" /><a href="http://www.melmeostudio.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #6dc6dd; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">www.melmeostudio.com</a>ocasiocasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01031935725568047922noreply@blogger.com0